Ramos does it again as Real Madrid scrape past Deportivo

MADRID, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Sergio Ramos scored his second injury time goal in a week to save Real Madrid from embarrassment and keep them six points clear at the top of the Primera Liga on Saturday night. Seven days ago saw Ramos saw a last minute equalizer give his side a draw they barely […]

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Leo Messi scores twice as Barcelona enjoy comfy win in Pamplona

MADRID, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Leo Messi scored twice and set up Luis Suarez for Barcelona as they enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win away to bottom of the table Osasuna on Saturday. Although Barca missed enough first half chances to have sealed the win in the first 45 minutes, Messi’s quality was decisive after the […]

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Two runners die at Xiamen Half-Marathon

banXIAMEN, China, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Two Chinese runners died on Saturday after they collapsed at Xiamen International Half-Marathon in southeast China’s Fujian province, according to the local organizing committee. A runner, with the surname Lin, fell down and suffered sudden heart failure with 4.5 kilometers to go before the finish. The other runner, surnamed […]

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Physical fitness of Polish youngsters worsening: study

WARSAW, Dec. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The physical fitness of Polish children and youngsters has worsened in every aspect in recent years, Polish Press Agency reported on Friday. The report quoted a recent research made by National Center of Physical Condition Examination as reporting that a continuous worsening of fitness examination results can be observed since […]

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Real Madrid demand “respect” for Ronaldo over tax avoidance claims

MADRID, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Real Madrid published a communique on the club’s official website in the early hours of Wednesday morning, asking for “respect” for Cristiano Ronaldo in the face of accusations of tax avoidance on a massive scale which have surfaced in recent days. The Spanish ‘El Mundo’ newspaper reported on Dec. 2 […]

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2022 Winter Olympic Games competition venues to start construction next year

SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — North China’s Hebei province will initiate construction on 2022 Winter Olympic Games competition venues in 2017 after finishing planning work this year, local authorities said on Tuesday. Beijing, along with the city of Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province, won the bid to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics at the 128th IOC […]

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Scene set for Classico as Iniesta prepares for comback

MADRID, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Almost 100,000 fans in Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium and a worldwide television audience of around 600 million will take their seats on Saturday afternoon to watch the biggest domestic club game in the world as FC Barcelona entertain Real Madrid in what has become known as El Classico. The first […]

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